Of course Victoria Beckham pulled David when drunk - who wants to get together sober?

Victoria Beckham has finally said something that we, the general public, can relate to. After years of being the unapproachable Posh Spice, then one half of Beckham royalty and most recently, a scarily impressive businesswoman, she's just made an admission that proves she’s as normal as the rest of us.

She writes that on their first meeting, their eyes connected across a crowded room. So far, so romcom. She also admits that she was also pretty smashed.

In Beckham's words: “Love at first sight does exist. It will happen to you in the Manchester United players’ lounge – although you will get a little drunk, so exact details are hazy.”

She didn’t go into detail but as they say, the rest is history. Posh and Becks hooked up the old-fashioned British way, and now they’re parents to four children. In a way it’s no surprise. The ‘get drunk and pull’ method is tried and tested, and in 21st century Britain, it often seems like the only way to get some action. How nice, then, to know even our nation's A-list aren't above it either.

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My friends and I have been using alcohol as a dating lubricant since school. How else do you work up the courage to approach that guy you’ve got a crush on? And on earth is he going to respond without stammering in embarrassment if he hasn’t just downed a tequila shot?

The drinking-to-date culture tends to continue through the university years (where it really peaks) to the office. You might not be able to have a decent flirt over the water cooler, but at after-work drinks – or even better, the Christmas party – a certain level of intoxicated chat is expected.

And, as the Beckham's perfectly show, what begins as a drunken encounter doesn't have to disappear into the hungover mists of time - it can become a real relationship.

“I never thought you could actually find a boyfriend at a bar,” says 26-year-old Leah, “but it turns out that’s the best way. All my latest relationships have started like that. It helps when you’re drinking, because it gives you that confidence to talk, and I think British men need that boost. They don’t find it as easy to chat up girls as guys from other countries.”

This is one stereotype that hasn’t faded. The British, bar the likes of James Bond, have always been seen as prudes compared to suave Europeans, bold Americans and chilled out Antipodeans.

As one friend puts it: “Unlike foreign men, an Englishman is never going to chat you up unless he’s wasted.”

Hence, the popularity of Tinder. You don’t need to get drunk to send a message... but a few beverages while swiping through potential matches can make it more entertaining. But when it comes to a first face-to-face date, it takes a brave person to not order a drink.

My boyfriend – he’s from New Zealand - and I didn’t meet drunk, in the way the Beckhams did (we met online). But two bottles of wine were consumed on our first date. Likewise, the second. It wasn’t until two months of seeing each other that we finally had a tap water-only meal.

We’re clearly not the only ones. After all, who really wants to meet their other half sober? You’ll have to spend at least an hour doing sensible small talk, sharing details of past jobs and current hobbies, when you could be getting drunk together and crying with laughter over something so stupid you’ll never remember it.